Wetzel County, WV Population

Overview

14,629

Total Population

46.4

Median age

50.78%

Female population %

96.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

66.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

14

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Wetzel County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Wetzel County is 46.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wetzel County's population under 18 was 20.38%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wetzel County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.97% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wetzel County, 16.84% were under the age of 15, 16.63% aged 15 to 29, 43.56% aged 30 to 64, 20.94% aged 65 to 84, and 2.02% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 227 more females than males in Wetzel County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.78% females and 49.22% males in Wetzel County, WV.
The Wetzel County, WV gender ratio is 96.9:100 i.e. 96.9 men to 100 women (0.969).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 707.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 595.

Wetzel County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wetzel County population: 97.40% are White, 0.11% are Black or African American, 0.42% are some other race and 2.07% are multiracial.
Wetzel County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 14 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 14,489 (99.04% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wetzel County is White with a population of 14,249 (97.40% of the total population).

Wetzel County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 17,669 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Wetzel County's population decreased by 1,132 (6.41%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wetzel County's population decreased by 2,145 (12.97%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Wetzel County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 14,025.